Your Temple Is Under Attack
Instant
Choose one —
• Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #2241
Your Temple Is Under Attack puts a Treasure on the battlefield for every player, then each opponent draws a card — all for two mana, making it one of the most efficient political tools in Commander. It's the Sonic the Hedgehog of group-hug pieces: fast, cheap, and designed to keep everyone happy enough not to attack you, which is exactly why Gluntch, the Bestower decks snap it up.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
Gluntch, the Bestower wants to give opponents resources and collect goodwill as currency, and Your Temple Is Under Attack hands out Treasures and cards in one shot — that's two triggers worth of political capital on a single two-mana spell. It's the cleanest possible extension of Gluntch, the Bestower's gameplan.
The Council of Four
The Council of Four rewards drawing cards and creating parity around the table, so Your Temple Is Under Attack is pure fuel — opponents draw and ramp, which advances the symmetrical engine The Council of Four is built to exploit.
Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill trades resources for leverage, and Your Temple Is Under Attack gives you a cheap way to build goodwill before Shadrix Silverquill starts choosing who gets tokens and who takes damage.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven runs a high density of basic-matters and ramp pieces to stay under the radar, and Your Temple Is Under Attack fits perfectly as a two-mana gesture that keeps opponents off your back while accelerating the whole table.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn cares about enchantments entering and building up white's presence, and Your Temple Is Under Attack is a cheap enchantment that smooths early turns without threatening anyone — exactly the kind of innocuous setup piece the deck wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Your Temple Is Under Attack — multiplayer politics is the entire point, and handing Treasures and cards to three opponents at once is a meaningful gesture in a four-player game. In Pauper it's legal but the political dimension collapses in a two-player match, leaving you with a two-mana cantrip that gives your opponent a Treasure, which is rarely worth it. Legacy and Vintage have no use for symmetrical group-hug effects that cost two mana and do nothing broken. Play Your Temple Is Under Attack in Commander and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Sonic the HedgehogKrark-Clan ShamanYour Temple Is Under Attack
Infinite tapped Treasure tokens; Infinite damage to creatures
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Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Your Temple Is Under Attack sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate for a card with a narrow home and no competitive demand. It holds its value as a casual staple — group-hug players will keep buying it — but don't expect it to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.